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Iulia
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I feel like those who give ratings ranging from 3 to 5 are already fans of the author’s and end up elevating it despite what it really is, solely because of it being a Marquez (I’m sure I’ll love his books but this is my first, not impressed by the name). I might lack the depth to fully grasp the political unrest aspect of it but really now though - am I supposed to like this? be intrigued? entranced? appalled?
— Dec 21, 2021 03:53PM
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Iulia
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the (hypothetical) perfect-attendance-kid urge to keep pushing instead of DNF-ing is… indescribable
— Feb 11, 2022 09:59AM
Iulia
is 33% done
is this going to be my first DNF ever? might just be, I cannot get through more than 5 pages at a time and I am not enjoying myself (nor am I getting anything else out of if except for this single nice line:
‘Then he threw his chair back to the limit of its springs and in that posture he was startled by the definite certainty that he was living out a minute of his life.’
— Jan 01, 2022 02:04PM
‘Then he threw his chair back to the limit of its springs and in that posture he was startled by the definite certainty that he was living out a minute of his life.’
Iulia
is 30% done
this is starting to feel like a very convoluted I-hate-going-to-the-dentist joke
— Dec 23, 2021 04:41PM
Iulia
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the perspective feels very reminiscent of Salem’s Lot except it’s doing absolutely NOTHING to draw the reader in, unlike Salem’s Lot’s bird’s-eye view style - depicting a town’s distress by focusing on different citizens yada yada :/ alsoo, bits of prose that bring Crichton to mind lmao
have yet to decide if Marquez’s original ‘This Shitty Town’ title was fitting, but so far it is :)))
— Dec 21, 2021 01:41PM
have yet to decide if Marquez’s original ‘This Shitty Town’ title was fitting, but so far it is :)))
Iulia
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something funny about my wanting to read The General In His Labyrinth for the past 6-7 years, only to choose this as my introduction to the author💀
— Dec 18, 2021 01:44AM
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Dec 21, 2021 04:59PM
That's pretty much exactly how I felt when I tried Chronicle of a Death Foretold, seems like most of the praise was from people who already liked the author and I also didn't understand the political context, probably would have helped lol
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Dylan wrote: "That's pretty much exactly how I felt when I tried Chronicle of a Death Foretold, seems like most of the praise was from people who already liked the author and I also didn't understand the politic..."really? tbh this is quite reassuring, I was starting to question myself :) I even came across sb who recommended reading In Evil Hour before One Hundred Years of Solitude and Love in the Time of Cholera ??? if this were my point of reference for the author w/o being aware of the gap between his works, I doubt I'd pick up anything else by him again
